World number 5 in the WTA ranking, the French concentrates the hopes of the French delegation for this Roland-Garros 2023.
At the top at the end of 2022 with a final at the US Open and above all a victory at the end of the year Masters, the French Caroline Garcia has not been the same since the start of the 2023 season. Worse , its results worry by its inconstancy. On clay, Caroline Garcia’s record is very weak with 3 wins and 3 losses, the last of which was in Rome against the 100th in the world Camila Osorio (4-6, 4-6). A defeat that left him with a bitter taste and a few tears at a press conference. “In fact, it affects me to do what I do on the pitch and not to do it well. Simply because I am concerned with what I do. I make the effort, I feel like I do things well and I want to go all the way. Except that, when I arrive on the court, everything I did well, I don’t do it anymore. After a while, I would like to know why, at least manage to control it and change that. But no, it’s sinking me more and more. Instead of enjoying the moment on the pitch, it’s becoming a nightmare.”
Is Roland Garros coming at the right time? Not sure for Caroline Garcia who seems to be looking for her tennis. The pressure of the French Open could work against her, especially since the Frenchwoman, world number 5, will normally have an “accessible” table in the first rounds because of her seeded status. There is still reason to be optimistic, in particular because Caroline Garcia has resumed, since April, her collaboration with Bertrand Perret, coach with whom she reached 4th in the world last year. After more than a month of work, the effects could occur in a few days on the Porte d’Auteuil side. Let’s not forget either that even if in singles Caroline Garcia remains on two consecutive eliminations in the 2nd round, she won the doubles tournament in 2022 with Kristina Mladenovic.
Biography Caroline Garcia. Caroline Garcia was born on May 16, 1993 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. Sporty, the Frenchwoman began tennis at the age of 9, in Villeurbanne, in the Lyon suburbs. Champion of France in 2010 in the 17/18-year-old category, she was trained by Frédéric Fontang (current coach of Felix Auger-Aliassime – NDR) during the 2011-2012 season. She separated from Fontang in 2012 and decided to be coached by her father, Louis-Paul Garcia. She turned professional in 2011.
A pure striker, Caroline Garcia has a very attacking style of play. The native of Saint-Germain-en-Laye is a very good waitress, which allows her to often score aces. His huge flat forehand and powerful backhand are part of his wide offensive panoply. Very worked, his ball strike disturbs many opponents.
During her career, Caroline Garcia has won 10 titles, including three in 2022: Bad Homburg, Warsaw and Cincinnati, her first Masters 1000. Here are the Frenchwoman’s other trophies: Bogota (Colombia) in 2014, Strasbourg (France) and Mallorca (Spain). ) in 2016, Wuhan (China) and Beijing (China) in 2017, Tianjin (China) in 2018 and Nottingham (England) in 2019. Three lost finals are added to the prize list of the native of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. She will also win the Masters at the end of the year.
Around the 150th place in the world (nldr: 135th) when she turned professional in 2011, Caroline Garcia is currently ranked 5th in the WTA rankings. The best ranking achieved by the Frenchwoman dates from September 10, 2018 when she was also 4th in the WTA rankings.
On the professional circuit for more than 10 years, Caroline Garcia has amassed over $11 million ($11,530,361m) in winnings from her competitive performances.
Between 2012 and 2021, Caroline Garcia was coached by her father, Louis-Paul. A relationship that the player had decided to break before Roland-Garros 2021. Since then, she has been coached by Bertrand Perret.
The Frenchwoman is quite discreet about her private life and has often spoken of the difficulty of getting into a relationship. She has also decided to put aside her “sentimental life”. It’s difficult: either the person understands, and you live this relationship at a distance, or they put their professional life aside, and you travel as a couple. Me, for now, I’m focused on my tennis. One day, it will come“, she conceded at a press conference in 2018.
